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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
Adam
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
always
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
artificial
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
attained
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
autobiographical
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
Bede
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
came
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From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
characteristic
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
coarse
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
diffident
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
distinguishing
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
Evans
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
Floss
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
ideal
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
insurgent
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From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
knew
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From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
later
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
London
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From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
loving
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
made
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
Maggie
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
manner
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
Marian
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
Mill
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
nature
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
noisy
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
painted
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
partly
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
pose
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
practical
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
pronounced
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From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
put
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
quiet
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
realisation
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
reminiscent
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From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
sensitive
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
shrinking
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
spiritual
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
temperament
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
There
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
together
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
Tulliver
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
turbulent
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From this reading There is no question that in the sensitive, turbulent, loving nature of Maggie Tulliver Marian Evans painted herself.
unpleasantness
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
war
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * If "Adam Bede" was partly reminiscent, "The Mill on the Floss" was partly autobiographical.
way
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From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who knew her when she first came to London knew her as a pronounced insurgent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was still Maggie Tulliver, with a conscience and temperament at war together, and with a spiritual ideal in no way attained by her practical realisation.
years
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From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Never noisy and never coarse, always quiet in manner, sensitive, diffident and shrinking from unpleasantness, she yet had not put on that "made" and artificial pose which was her distinguishing characteristic in later years.
